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• Re: Phosphate-free Anti-freeze in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:39:09 -0500
  Zerex G-05 is phosphate free, and is the OEM formulation that Mercedes uses. Be sure you get the G-05 forumlation; Zerex also...
• Re: 12 Volt Appliances: Correct Formula to Figure Amps Consumed?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 20:28:26 -0500
  ...They both *appear* > to use the same formula though the latter gives closer to what I > measured on high speed, hence the makers rating...
• Re: Fuel Economy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:02:12 -0600
  ...What have you done to improve your mileage on your vanagon?" What I did was change the equation formula. I bought a '96 Passat...
• Vanagon axle nut torque ?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 9 May 2005 08:32:01 -0400
  ...Couple ? after reading the "Been There, done that" instructions for real wheel bearing: (1) Formula for re-torque on this axle nut? Now tighten...
• Re: Vanagon axle nut torque ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 9 May 2005 13:48:05 -0400
  ...Mike jbange wrote: >> (1) Formula for re-torque on this axle nut? >> Now tighten you slotted axel nut to 360 ft pounds. >> 360 Divided...
• RPMs
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 11:33:38 -0800
  ...PI = 3.14159 MILE = 5280' SPEED = ((((RPM /(Gear * Final Drive)) * (2 * PI * Tire Radius)) / 12 ) * 60) / MILE Using this formula with the gear ratios...
• Re: [WetWesties] Following Distance was waterproofing
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:41:21 -0700
  The two formulas, time vs. distance will yield about the same distance. But it is much easier for a driver to note when the...
• Re: How to get your under 12 child a free VW
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Rosen
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 11:40:26 -0400
  ...A settlement was announced in 1996 involving infant formula and pricing issues, but Gerber was not connected with the litigation. The deadline for filing...
• Checking your coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:05:47 -0500
  Here's a link to Napa's website regarding checking your coolant hoses and some info about new EPDM rubber formulation that won't...
• Anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - Todd.Last
  Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:39:01 -0700
  Does anyone know if you can use the BLUE BMW anti-freeze in the Vanagon? I'm wondering if it is the same formulation...
• Farenheit conversion
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
  Thu, 07 Dec 1995 14:01:08 EST
  ...To find the Farenheit temperature from the Celsius temperature, here's the formula: Farenheit temp = (9 x Celsius temp) + 32 ------------------ 5 So, if it...
• Re: Which is the best coolant to use? Part IV (last one!) :)
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sun, 3 Dec 2006 14:06:27 -0600
  ...Further, some antifreeze manufacturers market a �universal� antifreeze they say is compatible with all OAT, HOAT and NOAT formulations. These "universal" formulas are not...
• FYI===> Coolant Colors - what do they mean??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 9 Aug 2006 17:05:58 +0000
  ...Further, some antifreeze manufacturers market a �universal� antifreeze they say is compatible with all OAT, HOAT and NOAT formulations. These "universal" formulas are not...
• Re: friday...whats the FASTEST youve driven in your vanagon????
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:08:51 -0600
  Check out last month's car and driver, near the front, there's a review of a book on Formula 1 technology. In the...
• Re: Altitude Sickness and Buzzing alarm.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:37:33 -0600
  ...The formula is % HP loss = (ALT x 0.3)/1000 At 5800' here in Glenwood Springs, that means 17%. Your engine sounds tired from...
• Red or Blue, Betty or Wilma
  Historical mailing list - rob wilke
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:58:21 -0700
  ...they said use the older formula. they have both in stock. Anybody know which is better??
• OT: anybody here race FSV?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:37:17 -0800
  ...I know Formula Vee uses the wide-5 bolt pattern. Now I've come to discover that the Formula SuperVee guys might be using...
• Re: Ethanol most common E85?
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:49:52 -0400
  What formulation is most common? E85? It is looking like E85 is available in some places, but ethanol anything is really uncommon in the...
• Front Grill Spray Paint Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Wed, 9 May 2012 13:51:43 +0000
  '84 Westy I have a new spray can of Rust-Oleum "Universal Advanced Formula" All-Surface Paint (wood, metal, plastic, masonry), Flat Black. No...
• Re: Any detailing tips?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:36:21 -0600
  ...Unless they have changed their formula, I would strongly advise to stay away from it. I personally use Meguiar's professional vinyl & rubber 40...
• another WD40 use
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:15:14 -0600
  WD40= Water Displacement, 40th formulation. On 27-Oct-09, at 2:57 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > I have found it to be great...
• gear calculator
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 14:23:21 -0800
  ...If I remember correctly, a couple of weeks ago someone was asking for the formula for gear/speed calculations. I just surfed across a...
• Thanks for Speedometer help
  Historical mailing list - Denis B�lisle
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 00:57:02 -0700
  Hello x' scuse me for the post Sorry may be you recieve the message about the formula for tire diameter upside down a bit...
• Nokian recommended tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Harry Rosenblum
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 18:16:16 -0500
  some time ago when I put Hankook RA08 195s on my van I came across this formula for figuring out pressure on aftermarket tires...
• Re: high mileage motor oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:35:09 -0500
  ...The new vehicle formulas have viscosities at the lower end of the range to promote fuel economy while the older vehicle formulas go for...
• Rob Walker
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 2 May 2002 17:50:53 -0700
  ...Details at <http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/motorsport/formula_one/newsid_1958000/1958822.stm> Jim Arnott WetWesties Union, OR
• DC Lighting conversion for brightness
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:50:47 -0700
  Anybody know the formula for converting the following brightness spec (30,000cd/UF) into lumens? The standard 8watt flourescent in the weekender produces 400...
• Re: Learning Electricity Part Three
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 23:52:53 -0700
  ...Saturday, April 4, 2009, 8:50 PM > And on the third day God created the Formula, and named it > Ohm's Law. > > The fundamental...
• Re: Power & MPG Summer/Winter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:31:50 -0800
  ...original engine), I followed a hunch on gasoline formulations & found the following; - the winter gasoline formulation for California has an average of 1.7...
• Re: What tire on a 14 or 15" will match 215-65-16.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 2 May 1998 09:26:28 -0700
  ...Sort of a simple formula to figure out tire sizes: 215/65R16 = Width multiply by aspect ratio X2 (two side walls) plus rim height...
• Re: Roadhaus - 2.2L Engine Install , Prelimanary Report
  Historical mailing list - alan barber
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:34:49 -0400
  ...Seems kind of ironic, don't it? The truth is that your formula for calculating power from compression increases is flawed, (and is typical...
• Oils
  Historical mailing list - Dick & Janette Smith
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 09:35:35 -0400
  ...For the past 10 years I've used it in my 1500cc Honda GoldWing motorcycle and although that particular one was formulated for bikes...
• Where to aim the headlights? SA grill.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 10:22:00 -0700
  ...I'm a scientist and physicist- give me a formula damnit. I'm tired of experimenting. Second, what about the inner driving lights- how...
• Grille Restoration
  Historical mailing list - Mark Smith
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 13:34:46 EDT
  ...looks fine just by treating regularly with rubber/vinyl protectant like Formula 2001, etc. Unfortunately, the chrome trim looks terrible. I was considering Rustoleum...
• Re: Compression Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 20:11:17 -0500
  ...this guy never changed his oil, or only used the old formula > "Quaker State" (the Pennsylvania type that was heavy with natural > paraffin). > > G...
• swepco GL-5
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 10:00:18 -0500
  ...Is it the case that the Swepco (or Redline) GL-5 formulations are missing those destructive ingredients? John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery mudbug@toadhouse.com...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Conversion, What is the best Easy Access Brand, and Viscosity?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:31:18 -0500
  ...If temperatures are to be near 10 or lower, the European formula 0w-40 works well or now there is the extreme formula available...
• Re: Horsies
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 07:54:18 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Use your quarter mile ET and MPH with one of the following formulas: BHP = (0.00426 * MPH) **3 * weight HP = (MPH / 234)^3 * Weight...
• Re: I've been waiting ALL WEEK for Friday.....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 16:02:09 -0500
  ...be they will come up with an engine that fits the formula AND mates to a vanagon bellhousing. It's too early to tell...
• Re: Question about torque? (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 20:45:01 -0500
  There is a formula to compensate for the length and twist of the extension. You can get that from the torque wrench manufacture. Howard...
• Re: water pump
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 27 Aug 94 01:31:51 CDT
  ...Autobahn ZVW-237-104 antifreeze & summer coolant Phosphate free formula for use in Volkswagen & Audi water cooled vehicles Ethylene Glycol based, Phosphate free recommended...
• Re: Westy value
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:06:00 EST
  ...As for Westy values, it is an easy formula: When you're looking to buy, they are rare and worth their weight in gold...
• Re: 2.1 interest
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sat, 10 Jul 2004 00:31:01 EDT
  I do not know how much horsepowes the compressor uses but I do know that the generator on a formula V engine uses about...
• Re: Fridge Help?? won't light when cold outside??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:49:44 -0400
  I understand (I've heard, anyway) that there are different formulations of LPG for cold or hot weather use. Could you possibly have the...
• Re: Best Tire Pressure for Michelin Agilis 61's?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 15:36:40 -0700
  There is a formula for calculating the air pressure of a non-standard sized/load rated tire using the tire pressure recommendations on the...
• Re: New Drums
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 May 2012 15:28:28 -0400
  ...Some Mobil Vactra #2 Way Oil ought to take care of that - it's specifically formulated to reduce stick-slip friction. No, I've...
• Re: Vanagon axle nut torque ?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 9 May 2005 09:34:10 -0700
  >(1) Formula for re-torque on this axle nut? >Now tighten you slotted axel nut to 360 ft pounds. >360 Divided by your weight...
• Re: Inverter power 110V Vanagon Formulas to condider from Dennis
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 12:58:11 -0400
  To allow people to consider various options for powering appliances and heating or cooling their vans, I offer the following magic formulas: 1 horsepower...
• Re: Fuel lines, one more time...
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 17:45:16 -0400
  ...Rubber formulations are often different for Diesel and gas versions. /Martin -- Martin Jagersand email: jag@cs.yale.edu Computer Science Department jag@cs.rochester...
• Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:48:46 -0400
  ...So, absolutely NOTHING about any CHANGE in formulation. The only thing friction modifiers have an effect on are the synchros, and if MT-90...
• RE: Sqirting water on an oil cooler et al
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 13:02:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...When I was in school, my teacher (a damn good mechanic) explained it all to me and even showed us the formulas of the...
• Re: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:31:23 EST
  ...And what was all this "nay" saying based on? Conjecture, and tests done by NASA and Formula one racers. In case you haven't...
• Re: Gasoline War ! ! refineries / different gases / Vanagons & gas
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 15:04:14 -0500
  ...Some may do other proprietary things to the fuel to make it "their" formulation. The base gas is what you are likely to get...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:10:32 -0500
  ...Unleaded fuels formulated for use in big cities will not deliver as good mileage as fuels formulated for rural environments. This is one you...
• Re: What coolant is currently being used? Recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 16:18:02 -0500
  ...It's their new "all makes, all models" formula. Phosphate free, supposedly suitable for any vehicle. I have not actually gotten it into the...
• Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 14:32:09 -0800
  ...PI = 3.14159 MILE = 5280' SPEED = ((((RPM /(Gear * Final Drive)) * (2 * PI * Tire Radius)) / 12 ) * 60) / MILE Using this formula with the gear ratios...
• Re: DC Lighting conversion for brightness
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:53:08 -0700
  ...M > ----- Original Message ----- > Anybody know the formula for converting the following brightness spec > (30,000cd/UF) into lumens? _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of...
• (Help!) Idiots guide to Metric...
  Historical mailing list - Robin Davies
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 09:43:42 -0600
  ...Anyone have a quick conversion formula to get this to ft/lbs? Many Thanks! R. 87 Syncro Vanagon Westfalia 95 Passat GLX http://www...
• Mobil 1 winter oil alternative and sale
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Nov 2023 17:31:42 +0000
  ...Dennis Mobil FS European Car Formula Motor Oil 5W50 Full Synthetic 1 qt (US) MOB 122075 | Buy Online - NAPA Auto Parts (napaonline.com)<https...
• Re: Anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:27:39 -0500
  ...in the Vanagon? > I'm wondering if it is the same formulation as the VW blue coolant? > > We sold our old BMW and all...